Combined inkstand and penrack



Ma s. 1928. 1,668,914

S. KELTONIK A 126" gel nw ewfoz Patented May 8, 1928.

UNITED 1 STATES STEPHEN Knnromx, or CONEMAUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

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' Application filed September 2, 1925. Serial No. 54,094

This invention relatesto a combined ink stand andv pen rack, oneof its objects being to provide a means whereby, when a pen is removedfrom the rack the cover of the inkwell is shifted to open position, the replacing of the pen in the rack resulting in the automatic closing of the inkwell.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple and compact in construction, formed of few parts, and will not readily get out of order.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides inthe combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawin 's the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device a pen holder being shown in position in the rack.

Figure 2 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section showing the position of the parts when the pen holder is removed from the rack.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the structure with the parts in the positions shown in Figure 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a base having a recess 2 for the reception of the bottom portion of an inkwell 3. In this base are secured superposed spring strips 4 and 5 having connected upstanding portions 6 extending along the back wall of the inkwell. The

upper end portions of these strips are spread apart to provide spaced tongues 7 and8 and extending from the tongue 8 close to the top of the well 3 are ears -9 between which is pivotally mounted the cover 10 of the nkwell. This cover normally rests upon and closes the inkwell as shown in Figure 1.

.The two tongues 7 and 8 are connected, near their lower ends, by a bolt 11 extending loosely through them. On this bolt is mounted a spring 12 the ends of which bear against the respective tongues so as to hold them properly spaced apart. The tongue 8 is oifset forwardly at a point between its ends to provide a ledge 13 designed to support a pen holder P when inserted'down r The upper,

wardly between the tongues. ends of both tongues are curved away from each other as shown at 14 to provide athroat pen holder can be inserted into which a readily. 1

Ears 15 are extended rearwardlyfrom the tongue .7 and pivotally mounted between them is a bell crank, 16. which is substan-' 'tially U-shaped and has its lower arm 17.

forked and mounted to swing within a slot 18 provided within the tongue 8. The up ward movement of this arm is limited by contact with the upper end wall of the slot 18 while the downward movement thereof is limited by contact with the cover 10 when said cover is closed. A light chain 19 or the like constitutes a connection between this forked arm and the top or lid 10 so that when the arm 17 is swung upwardly it will pull the lid to open position as shown in Figure 2. The upper arm 20 of the bell crank constitutes a weight and is also deand backwardly away from the slot 21 in tongue 7 and in which the bell crank works.

When the bell crank is in the position shown in Figure 2 the weighted arm 20 holds the cover raised and the rounded upper surface of arm 17 is exposed within the space between the two tongues 7 and 8. When a pen holder is inserted downwardly between the tongues it will come against this rounded edge of the arm 17 and press thearm downwardly so that the cover 10 will move to closed position. At the same time the weighted' arm 20 will be swung forwardly across the space between the tongues so as to overhang thepen holder as shown in Figure 1. When it is desired to use the pen the holder is lifted upwardly between the tongues 7 and 8 and will cause the arm 20 to swing backwardly within the slot. This movement is essential in order to lift the pen holder from position. Such movement obviously results in opening the inkwell.

What is claimed is:

The combination with an inkwell having a hinged cover, of upwardly extending spaced tongues adjacent thereto having a straight parallel portions for the reception ofa penholder therebetween, one of said tongues being offset to provide a seat for the inserted penholder, superposed integral arms .pivotally connected to one of the arms and mounted to swing within the other arm,

the upper arm constituting a Weight for overhanging a penholder between the tongues to hold the same upon the seat, the other arm normally bearing on the cover to hold it in closed position, said upper arm being liftable by the pen holder when raised from between the tongues, thereby to elevate the lower arm, and a flexible connection between the lower arm and the cover for swinging the cover to open position during the completion of the upward swinging movement of the arms under the action of the pen holder, said upper arm constituting a, Weight for movement past the dead center to hold the lowerarm and the cover elevated after the Withdrawal of the pen holder from betweenthe tongues.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

STEPHEN KE'LTONTK. 

